Volume on Belarusian Linguistics: Seeking Contributors

Contributors are invited to express their interest in participating in a forthcoming English-language volume on Belarusian linguistics, and possibly also on topics related to the glottodidactics of Belarusian, translation studies, etc., aimed to to promote and present Belarusian linguistics to the broader academic world and international readership. The planned publication date is 2027.

At this initial stage, prospective authors are asked to submit:
- An expression of interest in contributing a chapter to the project;
- A preliminary English-language title of the proposed chapter, formulated with a Western audience in mind;
- An estimate of time needed to prepare the text.

Because the intended readership may not be specialists in Belarusian linguistics, authors should aim to explain key concepts and contextual issues in greater depth than would typically be necessary for experts in the field.

Please direct all expressions of interest, questions, and suggestions to rkaleta[at]uw.edu.pl.

Call for Papers – Acta Albaruthenica (Deadline: April 5)

The academic journal Acta Albaruthenica invites submissions of previously unpublished articles, reviews, and reports in the broadly understood field of Belarusian studies (including literature, language, and culture) until April 5. Published annually, the journal accepts texts in English, Polish, and Belarusian.

More details can be found here: https://albaruthenica.uw.edu.pl/en/for-authors/

Please direct all expressions of interest and questions to rkaleta[at]uw.edu.pl.

CFA - postdoc on contemporary Russia @ University of Michigan

The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE) at the University of Michigan seeks to hire a scholar of contemporary Russia for a two-year WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship, from August 2026 to July 2028. 

We encourage applications from specialists on Russia proper as well as those who focus on Russia’s interactions with its neighbors (the Baltic states, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, China, Japan). Candidates should have a PhD completed, or nearly completed, in the social sciences and/or cultural studies, broadly construed. We are especially interested in scholars who will complement and add to the coverage offered by our existing faculty.

WCEE Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to focus on their own research, participate in the center’s events, present at least one public lecture during their two-year fellowship, and teach one course per year at the University of Michigan while in full-time residency. 

Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to applicants who have obtained their PhD no earlier than January 1, 2024. Current doctoral candidates are eligible to apply but must have defended and filed their dissertations by July 31, 2026.

Benefits

Fellowships carry an annual salary of $60,000 and up to $10,000 in research funds during the postdoctoral appointment. Fellowship recipients will be eligible for U-M health, dental, and life insurance options (beginning August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2028). Fellows have full access to U-M library resources.  

Application Materials

Candidates should submit the following via Interfolio:

• A research proposal (2000 words maximum) that describes your intellectual objectives and concrete plan for the fellowship duration
• Curriculum Vitae
• A scholarly writing sample, such as a dissertation chapter or peer-reviewed journal article (50 pages maximum)
• Teaching statement with potential course topics
• Two letters of recommendation

To be assured full consideration, fellowship applications should be received by October 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST. Successful applicants will be notified by December 2025. 

Please contact the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia for additional information at weiseraward@umich.edu.

CFP: UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Deadline: November 30, 2020

UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Ostrogorski Centre and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum invite paper proposals from established academics and doctoral researchers discussing various aspects of contemporary Belarusian studies.

The conference will take place on 19–20 February 2021 in the online format. The Annual London Lecture on Belarusian Studies will follow the main conference panels.

The conference serves as a multidisciplinary forum of Belarusian studies in the West and offers a rare networking opportunity for researchers of Belarus.

The organisers are interested in papers that discuss history, political science, political economy, literature, sociology and religious studies. Interdisciplinary studies are particularly encouraged. Selected papers will be peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Belarusian Studies in 2021.

To submit a paper please complete this online form no later than 30 November 2020. The working language of the conference is English.

The conference organising committee includes Prof Yarik Kryvoi (co-chair), Prof Andrew Wilson (co-chair), Sasha Belavokaya, Peter Braga, Dr. Alena Marková, and Dr. Karalina Matskievich.

Please spread the word and use #BelStudies.

You can read more about past conferences here. For any questions relating to the conference, please email belstudies.conference@gmail.com. 

https://belarusdigest.com/story/6th-annual-conference-belarusian-studies-in-the-21st-century-call-for-papers/ 

CFP: Conference on 'The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the ages'

Deadline: February 1, 2020 

The Belarusian-Jewish Cultural Heritage Center and The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton are delighted to announce a major international conference on the history and culture of Jews in Belarus across the ages to be held in Minsk, 23-25 June 2020.

A specific conference on the history and cultural heritage of Belarusian Jews is overdue. Belarus is crucial to the scholarship on many aspects of Jewish Eastern-Europe history (including religious thought and life, the emergence of modern political parties or the creation of a modern literature). Building on the significant research published in the last decade on different aspects of the history of Belarusian Jews, we want to provide a platform to understand what is special about the history of Jews in Belarus.

The conference will bring together specialists from Eastern Europe and other parts of the world to discuss the latest findings on all aspects of the history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus. We particularly encourage contributions that will look at the interactions between Jews and Belarusians and at the emergence of a distinctive Belarusian-Jewish identity and culture.

Topics can include, but are not limited to:

• Political, social and economic history (from early modern to contemporary period).
• Ethnography and anthropology
• Culture: literature, music, art, theatre, cinema and language
• Family, gender, community life and education
• Antisemitism and Holocaust
• Heritage, archives and museum

We are particularly keen to welcome young researchers and PhD students and will embed ‘early career sections’ in each panel. We have a limited number of bursaries available for PhD and postgraduate students as well as early career researchers. If you would like to be considered, please state this as part of your proposal and send your CV (maximum 2 pages). We are also hoping to cover for accommodation and meals.

The working languages will be English and Russian. Paper proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words and a speaker biography of maximum 100 words.

Email: jewsbelarus2020@gmail.com

Deadline to submit proposals: 1 February 2020. We will send notifications of acceptance/rejection by the end of February 2020.

Confirmed keynote speakers: Dr Inna Gerasimova; Professor Mikhail Krutikov.

Scientific committee: Mikhail Krutikov, Claire Le Foll, Elissa Bemporad, Shaul Stampfer, Maria Kaspina, Aleksandr Ivanov, Magdalena Waligórska.